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I have been bitten by Canadian Geese several times at a popular waterfowl feeding spot at a nearby river (yes, I know feeding them is not ideal). It really isn't that bad, not much worse than a duck bite. They really excel at appearing threatening

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You lead such an interesting and different life than me to have been bitten by enough birds to have comparison points. How did you get here?

Ducks, geese and swans will happily eat bread from your hand. It’s pretty normal for them to grab a bit too much and get your thumb in the process.

It’s seldom fatal.

They are totally fearless. I remember my dad was driving his 1974 Impala past a park and 2 geese game running up in front of the car and hissed at us. This was a big ass 70s land boat of a car, and the geese had no qualms about making us stop.

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